What to do Christmas 2015
Hoping to meet Santa? Party all night in a amazing venue? Enjoy a Christmas Dinner in style? Look no further than this very article. Our team have once again been hard at work creating this handy list of Christmas events that will be taking place in Northumberland throughout December.
Alnwick Castle
Name: Christmas Party Nights
When: 3rd December – 20th December 2015
Time: 7:00pm – 12:00pm
Price: £27.50 Per Person
Description: Soak up the festive atmosphere this December with a delicious three course Christmas dinner and entertainment in Alnwick Castle’s magnificent Guest Hall. Click here for line schedule, menus and further information.
http://www.alnwickcastle.com/events/85/christmas-party-nights
Alnwick Garden
Name: Sparkle
When: 20th November – 24th December 2015, 26th December – 31st December 2015
Time: 3:00pm – Dusk
Price: Garden Ticket
Description: One of the North East’s brightest attractions gets even brighter as we are kept company in the darkness of winter by our stunning SPARKLE lighting installation. Featuring a full spectrum of hues, brightness and star clusters amid the treetops, our Grand Cascade is given a new lease of life, becoming the sort of spectacle that warms the cockles in the cold. Even the windows of our Hornbeam Pergolas are given frames of light that suggestively fade in and out from view, and water jets leap merrily about like volcanic streams.
http://www.alnwickgarden.com/events/424/sparkle
Belsay Hall, Castle & Gardens
Name: Festive Theatre: A Christmas Carol
When: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th December 2015
Time: 11:30am ,1:00pm and 2:30pm
Price: Adult: £8.30, Child (5-15) £5.00, English Heritage Members Free
Description: Join us in the library at Belsay Hall for a festive production of this Dickens’ Classic. Eebernezer Scrooge meets the unusual Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come, but will he repent in time for Christmas, or is Scrooge doomed to a life of misery?http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on/a-christmas-carol-Bel-05-12-2015/
Name: Christmas Choirs
When: Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th December 2015
Time: 1:00pm & 3:00pm
Price: Adult: £8.30, Child (5-15) £5.00, English Heritage Members Free
Description: The festive season is such a special time at Belsay as it was on Christmas Day 1817 that the Middleton Family moved into their grand new hall. Enjoy some seasonal festive music and carol singing in the Library. Saturday – Caedmon Choir, performances at 1pm and 3pm. Sunday – Ayres and Gracenotes Choir, performances at 1pm and 3pm.
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on/christmas-choirs-Bel-19-12-2015/
Cragside House & Gardens
Name: Cragside Cracker 10 Mile Fun Run
When: Sunday 6th December 2015
Time: 9:30am – 11:00am
Price: £18 (Booking Essential)
Description: To get round here swiftly you will need to be comfortable with sharp climbs and be nimble on your feet for the descents. And since this is a fun run and it is Christmas you can feel free to dress up in any Christmas related fancy dress you like. What more of an excuse do you need to get out of Christmas shopping? High Fell Events will be giving everyone a t-shirt and a medal, as well as fully supporting you around the route.
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/events/c0642679-a1bc-49ab-894d-efca760fa6e4/pages/details
Name: 12 Days of Christmas
When: 4th, 5th, 6th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 18th, 19th and 20th December 2015
Time: 11:00am – 4:00pm
Price: 50p (Per Trail Guide)
Description: Cragside is a magical place to visit during the winter months – follow the 12 days of Christmas trail and discover some of the stories of Christmas at Cragside!
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/events/794aa5cf-ad4f-4722-9148-54de99775b51/pages/details
Floors Castle
Name: Festive Tasting Day
When: Wednesday 2nd December 2015
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Price: Free Entry
Description: Join us anytime throughout the day and taste the Castle Kitchen made Christmas cake, shortbreads, mince pies, tablet, chutneys and lots lots more.
http://www.roxburghe.net/whats-on/festive-tasting-day
Heatherlaw Light Railway
Name: Santa Special Train Rides
When: Sunday 13th & Sunday 20th December 2015
Time: 11:00am, 12:30pm pm 2:00pm
Price: £9 (Pre-Booking Required)
Description: Passengers are invited to travel to Etal Station and back on our Christmas decorated train. The train will be hauled by one of our steam locomotives “Bunty” or “Lady Augusta”. On returning to Heatherslaw Station passengers will be shown up to the model railway room, where they can enjoy refreshments for both adults and children. The model railway will be running to entertain the children while they are waiting to visit Santa. Families will be shown into the decorated grotto to see Santa, who will provide each child with a quality Christmas gift to suit the age of the child. For booking info click here.
http://heatherslawlightrailway.co.uk/santa-specials-2015-13th-and-20th-dec/
Paxton House
Name: Christmas Cracker
When: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th December
Time: 11:00am – 4:00pm
Price: £2 Adults, Children (Under 16) Free
Description: This lovely Palladian House is one of the finest examples of its type, take the opportunity to wander around this superb house which will be decorated in true festive spirit with Christmas Trees and Open fires to welcome you.
Activities for children will be held in the Education Room and Santa will be in the Library (additional charge).
There will be over 60 stalls selling a wide range of crafts and gifts and also our very own gift shop will be open, so do pop in and say hello! Stalls will be situated in the Picture Gallery, Hayloft Gallery, the Old Kitchen and our Marquee.
The Tearoom will be open, the `famous` hot turkey rolls with stuffing, and many more festive treats will be available to put you in the festive mood.
http://paxtonhouse.co.uk/event/christmas-cracker-2015/
Whitehouse Farm Centre
Name: Santa’s Christmas Cracker
When: 19th November – 24th December 2015
Time: 10:00am – Closing Time
Price: General Admission (Certain Activities may be subject to a small additional charge.)
Description: HO HO HO!!! It’s a magical time of year at Whitehouse Farm! Visit Santa with the Christmas Fairy & with the Christmas Fairy & the little Farm Elves and receive a festive bag of Magic Hay & sweets.
http://www.whitehousefarmcentre.co.uk/newsevents/events/santas-christmas-cracker/
We hope you have found our list helpful! If you have found a event which we have missed feel free to let us know using the comment box.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us at PlacesInNorthumberland.co.uk!
Written By James Kirkland On 1 December 2015
Posted In: Events Visit
Tags: Christmas, Events
